In diastole
A) blood is pumped from ventricles into major arteries.
B) blood flows passively from atria into ventricles.
C) the mitral valve is closed.
D) All of the above are true.
E) the tri-cuspid valve is closed.

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During diastole, the heart relaxes after contraction, allowing the ventricles to fill with blood from the atria, which occurs passively. This means the mitral and tricuspid valves are open, not closed, to allow blood flow from the atria to the ventricles, contradicting options A, C, and E.

In Diastole